I was thinking between trips that i could just keep the fifth wheel connected to the trailer and get the weight off the hitch and remove the 4 pins on my trucked rails and pick up the trailer to disconnect from the truck. leaving the whole fifth wheel attached to the trailer hanging from king pin...Any thoughts? I can't see it doing any damage to anything, keeping the whole fifth wheel hitch out of the elements and getting my bed space back!!!

I would like to use the bed of the truck to haul lumber and Sheetrock instead of having to use the utility trailer but the idea of trying to get the fifth wheel lined up again makes connecting the little trailer not so bad.

I suppose one could get the rails under the fifth wheel enough to release it from the pin and then finish with the alignment out in the open but it seems more of a hassle than what it might be worth.

I like the engine hoist idea a lot!!! i thought about the lining up part and that would suck a bit, especially solo!!! I was throwing an idea out there to see what sticks...since i became a member the countless ideas and info on here is priceless so I figured together we could come up with a solution...So far the engine hoist is in the lead...Thanks RVNevada